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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was McCullough when he died?
(a) 57.
(b) 54.
(c) 52.
(d) 58.

2. In Chapter 18, what food was Van Cleve eating when Margery dumped sludge on it?
(a) Soup.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Pork chops.
(d) Fried chicken.

3. What is Virginia wearing when she and Margery are reunited in Chapter 26?
(a) Lavender dress.
(b) Pink dress.
(c) Yellow dress.
(d) Blue dress.

4. How many acres is the Hoffman Mine site?
(a) 750.
(b) 490.
(c) 540.
(d) 600.

5. In Chapter 16, near what creek do Margery and Beth start warning people that the water is rising?
(a) Mayfield.
(b) Goose.
(c) Obion.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are Fred and Alice married?

2. In Chapter 27, how long does it take the town to empty after the verdict?

3. In Chapter 19, what is Margery's bail?

4. In Chapter 18, where does Alice eat some bread?

5. Who does Deputy Dulles have boil water in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the McCullough house look like?

2. Who do Beth and Izzy save in Chapter 17?

3. How are some people responding to Margery's arrest in Chapter 20?

4. When and why does Mrs. Brady visit Margery in the jail?

5. When did Margery quit taking visitors and why?

6. What is closed on the first day of the trial?

7. What does Bennett tell Alice in Chapter 24 and why?

8. Where does Beth go in Chapter 28 and how does she probably get the money?

9. How and when does Alice realize that Margery is pregnant?

10. Why does Sophia tell Margery that she needs to get married?

(see the answer keys)

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